Lexus IS 350Years to avoid, problems & recalls
Based on 217 NHTSA owner complaints across 15 model years, no Lexus IS 350 year stands out as one to avoid, and the strongest years are 2007 and 2008. The IS 350 has 12 safety recalls on record.

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: Ethan Llamas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lexus IS 350 years to avoid
Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the IS 350 median. Tap a year for its full report.
- Avoid
- Caution
- Solid
- Best
- Not rated
Most common Lexus IS 350 problems
All model years combined: 217 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.
| System | Complaints | Crash, fire or injury |
|---|---|---|
| Structure | 52 | 0 |
| Air bags | 50 | 5 |
| Visibility/wiper | 23 | 1 |
| Engine | 21 | 1 |
| Vehicle speed control | 19 | 9 |
| Electrical system | 15 | 0 |
| Steering | 13 | 1 |
| Fuel/propulsion system | 13 | 0 |
| Visibility | 8 | 0 |
| 16 other systems | 47 | 7 |
Lexus IS 350 recalls
Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.
NHTSA investigations of the IS 350
- Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureOpen